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'{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Year_in_NZ|2014}} The following lists events that happened during '''[[2014]] in [[New Zealand]]'''. ==Population== ;National Estimated populations as at 30 June.<ref name="NZ_population_data">{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/estimates_and_projections/SubnationalPopulationEstimates_HOTPAt30Jun14.aspx |title=Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2014 (provisional) |date=22 October 2014 |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]] |accessdate=2 November 2014}} Also {{cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/SelectVariables.aspx?pxID=2f5a6aa2-7aeb-4792-a34a-d5567eb8082f |title=Infoshare; Group: Population Estimates - DPE; Table: Estimated Resident Population for Urban Areas, at 30 June (1996+) (Annual-Jun) |date=22 October 2014 |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]] |accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> * New Zealand total – 4,509,900 * [[North Island]] – 3,450,800 * [[South Island]] – 1,058,500 ;Main urban areas Following the 2013 census, Statistics New Zealand added [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]] to the list of main urban areas, increasing the total number to 17.<ref name=defn>{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/surveys_and_methods/methods/classifications-and-standards/classification-related-stats-standards/urban-area/definition.aspx |title=Urban area: Definition |publisher=Statistics New Zealand |accessdate=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113181922/http://www.stats.govt.nz/surveys_and_methods/methods/classifications-and-standards/classification-related-stats-standards/urban-area/definition.aspx |archive-date=13 November 2013 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Estimated populations as at 30 June.<ref name="NZ_population_data" /> {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Auckland]] – 1,413,500 *[[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]] – 30,200 *[[Christchurch]] – 375,200 *[[Dunedin]] – 116,200 *[[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]] – 35,400 *[[Hamilton Urban Area|Hamilton]] – 218,800 *[[Invercargill]] – 49,800 *[[Kapiti Urban Area|Kapiti]] – 41,000 *[[Napier-Hastings Urban Area|Napier-Hastings]] – 128,800 *[[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] – 64,100 *[[New Plymouth]] – 55,600 *[[Palmerston North]] – 82,400 *[[Rotorua]] – 56,200 *[[Tauranga]] – 127,700 *[[Wellington]] – 393,600 *[[Whanganui]] – 39,200 *[[Whangarei]] – 54,400 {{div col end}} ==Incumbents== ===Regal and vice-regal=== *[[Head of State]] – [[Elizabeth II]] *[[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor-General]] – [[Jerry Mateparae|Sir Jerry Mateparae]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gg.govt.nz/content/biography-lt-gen-rt-hon-sir-jerry-mateparae |title=Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae |publisher=Governor-General of New Zealand |accessdate=8 June 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603173912/http://gg.govt.nz/content/biography-lt-gen-rt-hon-sir-jerry-mateparae |archivedate=3 June 2012 }}</ref> <gallery heights=100 widths=80> File:Queen Elizabeth II June 2014.jpg|Elizabeth II File:Jerry Mateparae.jpg|Sir Jerry Mateparae </gallery> ===Government=== 2014 is the third and last full year of the [[50th New Zealand Parliament|50th Parliament]], which first sat on 20 December 2011. The general election following the dissolution of parliament was held on [[New Zealand general election, 2014|20 September 2014]]. The [[Fifth National Government of New Zealand|Fifth National Government]], first elected in 2008, continues. *[[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] – [[David Carter (politician)|David Carter]] *[[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] – [[John Key]] *[[Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand|Deputy Prime Minister]] – [[Bill English]] *Leader of the House – [[Gerry Brownlee]] *[[Minister of Finance (New Zealand)|Minister of Finance]] – [[Bill English]] *[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] – [[Murray McCully]] <gallery heights=100 widths=80> File:David Carter 2014.jpg|David Carter File:John Key 2014 (cropped).jpg|John Key File:Bill English 09-16 (1).jpg|Bill English File:Gerry Brownlee Crop.jpg|Gerry Brownlee File:Murray McCully August 2014 (cropped).jpg|Murray McCully </gallery> ===Other party leaders=== *[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] – [[David Cunliffe]] until 27 September, then from 18 November [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] *[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green]] – [[Russel Norman]] and [[Metiria Turei]] *[[New Zealand First]] – [[Winston Peters]] *[[Māori Party]] – [[Tariana Turia]] until 1 November then [[Marama Fox]], and [[Te Ururoa Flavell]] <gallery heights=100 widths=80> File:David Cunliffe cropped.jpg|David Cunliffe File:Andrew Little, 2016.jpg|Andrew Little File:Russel Norman2.jpg|Russel Norman File:Metiria Turei crop.png|Metiria Turei File:Winston Peters swearing in (cropped).jpg|Winston Peters File:Tariana Turia NZgovt (cropped).jpg|Tariana Turia File:2015 Portrait of Marama Fox 01 Cropped.jpg|Marama Fox File:Te Ururoa Flavell, 2012.jpg|Te Ururoa Flavell </gallery> ===Judiciary=== *[[Chief Justice of New Zealand|Chief Justice]] — [[Sian Elias]] <gallery heights=100 widths=80> File:Sian Elias.jpg|Dame Sian Elias </gallery> ===Main centre leaders=== *[[Mayor of Auckland]] – [[Len Brown]] *[[Mayor of Tauranga]] – [[Stuart Crosby]] *[[Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand|Mayor of Hamilton]] – [[Julie Hardaker]] *[[Mayor of Wellington City|Mayor of Wellington]] – [[Celia Wade-Brown]] *[[Mayor of Christchurch]] – [[Lianne Dalziel]] *[[Mayor of Dunedin]] – [[Dave Cull]] <gallery heights=100 widths=80> File:Len brown.jpg|Len Brown File:Stuart Crosby.jpg|Stuart Crosby File:Julie Hardaker (cropped).jpg|Julie Hardaker File:Celia Wade-Brown, 2013.jpg|Celia Wade-Brown File:Lianne Dalziel, February 2015.jpg|Lianne Dalziell File:Dave Cull-Blueskin News.jpg|Dave Cull </gallery> ==Arts and literature== ===Performing arts=== [[Benny Award]] presented by the [[Variety Artists Club of New Zealand]] to [[Tina Cross]]. ==Events== {{expand section|date=June 2014}} ===January=== * 20 January – A [[2014 Eketahuna earthquake|6.2 magnitude earthquake]] occurs near [[Eketahuna]] in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, causing moderate damage in [[Masterton]] and [[Palmerston North]]. ===February=== * 22 February – The [[Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial]] opens on the third anniversary of the [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]]. ===March=== ===April=== * 7–16 April – [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]] and [[Prince George of Cambridge]] visit New Zealand on an official tour. It is Catherine and George's first visit to New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9782348/Royals-to-spend-9-days-in-NZ |title= Royals to spend 9 days in NZ |first= Tracy |last= Watkins |date= 3 March 2014 |work= Fairfax New Zealand |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref> ===May=== ===June=== ===July=== *11–21 July – Severe flooding damages thousands of properties in the Northland and Auckland regions. ===August=== *13 August – [[Nicky Hager|Nicky Hager's]] book ''[[Dirty Politics (book)|Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment]]'' is published. ===September=== *1 September – A gunman shoots dead two people and injures a third at the [[Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand)|Work and Income]] office in [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]]. The town is locked down for seven hours while police search for and apprehend the suspected gunman.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 September 2014 |title= Ashburton Work and Income shooting: Suspect arrested |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11317243 |publisher= The New Zealand Herald |accessdate= 28 August 2015}}</ref> *20 September – the [[New Zealand general election, 2014|2014 general election]] is held. ===October=== *16 October – New Zealand is elected to the [[United Nations Security Council]] for two years (2015–16) on the [[United Nations Security Council election, 2014|first ballot]] ===November=== * 18 November – [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] replaces [[David Cunliffe]] as leader of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] in the [[New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 2014|2014 leadership election]]. ===December=== ===Holidays and observances=== * 6 February – [[Waitangi Day]] * 25 April – [[Anzac Day]] * 2 June – [[Queen's Birthday]] Monday * 27 October – [[Labour Day]] ==Sport== ===Basketball=== *New Zealand's men's basketball team finished 15th at the [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup]] ===Commonwealth Games=== {{main|New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{gold medal}} !! {{silver medal}} !! {{bronze medal}} !! Total |- style="text-align:center;" | 14 || 14 || 17 || 45 |} ===Olympic Games=== {{main|New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics}} * New Zealand sends a team of 15 competitors in five sports. {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{gold medal}} !! {{silver medal}} !! {{bronze medal}} !! Total |- style="text-align:center;" | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |} ===Paralympic Games=== {{main|New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Paralympics}} * New Zealand sends a team of three competitors in one sport. {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{gold medal}} !! {{silver medal}} !! {{bronze medal}} !! Total |- style="text-align:center;" | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |} ===Rowing=== *[[Maadi Cup|New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Maadi Cup)]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Waikato double at Maadi Cup in schools eights |first= Jacob |last= Page |publisher= Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 29 March 2014 |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/9883617/Waikato-double-at-Maadi-Cup-in-schools-eights |accessdate= 19 April 2014}}</ref> ** Maadi Cup (boys U18 coxed eight) – [[Hamilton Boys' High School]] ** Levin 75th Jubilee Cup (girls U18 coxed eight) – [[Waikato Diocesan School]] ** Star Trophy (overall points) – [[Hamilton Boys' High School]] ===Rugby=== *[[Ranfurly Shield]] – [[Hawke's Bay Rugby Union|Hawke's Bay]] defeat [[Counties Manukau Rugby Union|Counties Manukau]] 27–21 to become the new holders of the shield. ===Shooting=== *Ballinger Belt – [[Diane Collings]] (Te Puke)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt |title=New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners |date= |website= |publisher=National Rifle Association of New Zealand |accessdate=18 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125012900/http://www.nranz.com/competitions/ballinger_belt |archivedate=25 January 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> ==Deaths== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} ===January=== * 2 January – [[Terry Magaoa Chapman]], Niuean public servant (born {{circa}}1944) * 15 January – [[Joyce Fenton]], fencer (born 1927) * 16 January – [[John G. Cleary]], computer science academic, promoter of Transcendental Meditation (born 1950) * 20 January ** [[Graeme Dallow]], police officer (born 1930) ** [[John Mackey (Roman Catholic bishop)|John Mackey]], Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1974–83) (born 1918) * 29 January – [[George Griffiths (historian)|George Griffiths]], historian (born 1933) * 30 January ** [[John Branthwaite]], Anglican priest (born 1927) ** [[Mr Tiz]], Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1984) ===February=== * 3 February – [[Alister Leat]], judoka (born 1985) * 5 February – [[Gary Giles]], cricketer (born 1940) * 11 February – [[Olga Jekyll]], fencer (born 1918) * 19 February – [[Graeme Lowans]], cricketer (born 1934) * 20 February ** [[Ian McKay (judge)|Ian McKay]], Judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–97) (born 1929) ** [[Anthony Whitaker]], herpetologist (born 1944) * 22 February – [[Charlotte Dawson]], television personality (born 1966) * 24 February – [[Alexis Hunter]], artist (born 1948) * 25 February – [[David McKinney (author)|David McKinney]], author and journalist (born 1945) * 28 February – [[Donald Murdoch (cricketer)|Donald Murdoch]], cricketer (born 1923) ===March=== * 5 March – [[Little Bridge]], Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 2006) * 10 March – [[John Pring]], rugby union referee (born 1927) * 13 March – [[Vince McGlone]], seaman and television personality (born 1916) * 16 March – [[Frank Oliver (rugby union)|Frank Oliver]], rugby union player and coach, All Blacks captain (born 1948) * 19 March – [[Gordon Patrick (cyclist)|Gordon Patrick]], cyclist (born 1914) * 20 March – [[Bill Toomath]], architect (born 1925) * 21 March – [[David Beaglehole]], physicist (born 1938) * 23 March – [[David Henshaw (cartoonist)|David Henshaw]], cartoonist (born 1939) * 24 March – [[Margaret di Menna]], microbiologist (born 1923) * 31 March – [[David Hannay (producer)|David Hannay]], film producer (born 1939) ===April=== * 1 April – [[Merimeri Penfold]], Māori language academic (born 1920) * 3 April – Dame [[Dorothy Winstone]], educationalist and academic (born 1919) * 6 April – [[Charles Farthing]], doctor specialising in the treatment of HIV/AIDS (born 1953) * 8 April – [[Ivan Mercep]], architect (born 1930) * 15 April ** [[Jim Sprott]], analytical chemist, forensic scientist (born 1924) ** Sir [[Owen Woodhouse]], naval officer, jurist, President of the Court of Appeal (1981–86) (born 1916) * 21 April – [[Maria Olsen (artist)|Maria Olsen]], painter and sculptor (born 1947) * 26 April ** [[David Brokenshire]], architect, potter (born 1925) ** [[Patrick Hanan]], Sinology academic (born 1927) ===May=== * 8 May – [[Allan Potts (athletics)|Allan Potts]], athlete, athletics coach and administrator (born 1934) * 10 May – [[Lane Penn]], rugby union player, coach and administrator (born {{circa}}1939) * 11 May – [[Yvonne Cartier]], ballet dancer and instructor, mime (born 1928) * 14 May ** [[Morvin Simon]], composer, kapa haka leader, academic, historian (born 1944) ** [[Warren Keith Sinclair|Warren Sinclair]], radiation physicist (born 1924) * 20 May – [[Ross Brown (rugby union)|Ross Brown]], rugby union player (born 1934) * 21 May ** [[Duncan Cole]], association football player (born 1958) ** [[Mack Herewini]], rugby union player (born 1939) * 22 May – [[Southern Cross Campus#Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae|Pani Stirling]], educationalist (born 1937)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/nga-tapuwae-farewell-beloved-matriarch | title= Ngā Tapuwae to farewell beloved matriarch | date=23 May 2014 | work=Māori Television | accessdate=24 May 2014 | first=Piripi | last=Taylor}}</ref> * 23 May – [[Sam Harvey]], cartoonist (born 1922)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=sam-harvey&pid=171130251 | title=Sam Harvey obituary | date=27 May 2014 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/goodnight-kiwi-creator-dies-5983022 | title= 'Goodnight Kiwi' creator dies | date=27 May 2014 | work=oneNews | accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> * 30 May – [[Peter Hall (cricketer)|Peter Hall]], cricketer (born 1927) ===June=== * 9 June – [[William A. Bradfield|William Bradfield]], amateur astronomer (born 1927) * 12 June – [[Pat Rosier]], writer, editor, feminist activist (born 1942) * 18 June – [[Ces Renwick]], cricketer (born 1924) * 21 June – [[John Heslop]], surgeon, cricket administrator (born 1925) * 30 June – [[Henare Rakiihia Tau|Rik Tau]], Ngāi Tahu kaumātua (born {{circa}}1941)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10225877/Body-of-influential-Uncle-Rik-Tau-returns-home | title= Body of influential "Uncle Rik" Tau returns home | date=3 July 2014 | work=The Press | accessdate=4 July 2014 | first=Arielle | last=Monk}}</ref> ===July=== * 2 July – [[Dave Feickert]], mining safety expert (born 1946) * 3 July ** [[Peter Dawkins (musician)|Peter Dawkins]], musician and record producer (born 1946) ** [[Ramai Hayward]], actor and filmmaker (born 1916) * 5 July – [[Gugi Waaka]], entertainer (born {{circa}}1938) * 10 July – [[Douglas Goodfellow]], businessman and philanthropist (born 1917) * 13 July ** [[Con Devitt]], trade union leader (born 1928) ** [[Josh Liava'a]], rugby league player (born 1948) * 17 July – [[Ross Burden]], model and celebrity chef (born 1968) * 20 July – [[Lynda Patterson]], Anglican priest (born 1974) * 21 July – [[Kevin Skinner (rugby union)|Kevin Skinner]], rugby union player (born 1927) * 22 July – [[Glenn Jowitt]], photographer (born 1955) * 25 July – [[Kenneth Ferries]], cricketer (born 1936) * 27 July ** [[Eric Anderson (rugby union)|Eric Anderson]], rugby union player and coach (born 1931) ** Sir [[Richard Bolt (RNZAF officer)|Richard Bolt]], air force officer (born 1923) ** [[Warren Dibble]], poet and playwright (born {{circa}}1931) * 29 July – [[Ron Johnston]], speedway rider (born 1930) ===August=== * 5 August ** [[Dave Hereora]], politician and trade unionist (born 1956) ** [[Joe McManemin]], athletics coach, sports administrator, Freemason (born 1923) * 10 August – [[Graham Gedye]], cricketer (born 1929) * 13 August – [[Jack Shallcrass]], author, educator, humanist (born 1922) * 16 August – [[Kevin Barry (rugby union)|Kevin Barry]], rugby union player (born 1936) * 19 August – [[Bob Glading]], golfer (born 1920) * 20 August – [[Margaret Marks]], cricketer (born 1918) * 22 August – [[Helen Mason (potter)|Helen Mason]], potter (born 1915) * 27 August – [[Frank Corner]], diplomat and public servant (born 1920) ===September=== * 3 September ** [[Dorothy Braxton]], journalist (born 1927) ** [[Mark Otway]], tennis player (born 1931) (death announced on this date) * 5 September – [[Eoin Young]], motoring journalist (born 1939) * 8 September – [[Errol Clince]], hunter, engineer (born 1953) * 14 September – ** [[Peter Gutteridge]], musician (born 1961) ** [[Charles Philip Littlejohn|Charles Littlejohn]], parliamentary official (born 1923) * 22 September – [[Ben Webb (artist)|Ben Webb]], artist (born 1976) * 29 September – [[John Ritchie (composer)|John Ritchie]], composer, music academic (born 1921) ===October=== * 3 October – [[Ewen Gilmour]], comedian (born 1963) * 6 October – [[Peg Griffin]], supercentenarian, oldest person in New Zealand (born 1904) * 9 October – [[Connell Thode]], naval officer, yachtsman (born 1911) * 10 October ** [[Ivan Armstrong]], field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, educator (born 1928) ** [[Jonathan Mane-Wheoki]], art historian, academic and curator (born 1943) ** [[Ernie Wiggs]], rugby league player and coach (born {{circa}}1941) * 13 October – [[Yvette Bromley]], stage actor and theatre director (born 1913) * 14 October – [[Bob Neilson]], rugby league player (born 1923) * 18 October – [[Veandercross]], Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1988) * 21 October – [[Tuna Scanlan]], boxer (born 1934) * 26 October – Sir [[Tay Wilson]], sports administrator (born 1925) * 27 October – [[Ian Monro]], naval officer (born 1927) ===November=== * 2 November – [[Robert Tripe]], actor (born 1973) * 5 November – [[Don McLaren]], animal healthcare businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse breeder, horse racing administrator (born 1933) * 6 November – [[Len Jordan (rugby league)|Len Jordan]], rugby league player (born 1920) * 7 November – [[Rough Habit]], Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1986) * 9 November – [[Jeanne Macaskill]], painter (born 1931) * 14 November – [[Dave Dephoff]], athlete (born 1928) * 15 November – [[John Sparnon]], rugby league player (born {{circa}}1943) * 16 November – [[Binney Lock]], journalist and newspaper editor (born 1932) * 17 November – [[Warren Murdock]], cricketer (born 1944) * 20 November ** [[Allan J. Baker|Allan Baker]], ornithologist (born 1943) ** [[Murray Gittos]], fencer (born 1920) * 24 November – [[Peter Henderson (sportsman)|Peter Henderson]], rugby union and rugby league player, athlete (born 1926) * 30 November – [[Norm Holland]], jockey (born 1924) ===December=== * 1 December – [[Rocky Wood]], writer (born 1959) * 3 December – [[Patrick Edward O'Connor|Pat O'Connor]], Roman Catholic priest, Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (1992–2011) (born 1932) * 12 December ** [[Graham Turbott]], ornithologist and zoologist (born 1914) ** [[Alan Ward (historian)|Alan Ward]], historian (born 1935) * 13 December – [[John Hickman (meteorologist)|John Hickman]], meteorologist (born 1927) * 14 December – [[John McCraw]], soil scientist and local historian (born 1925) * 16 December – [[Jack Hazlett]], rugby union player, tannery company founder (born 1938) * 17 December – [[Leonard Kent (cricketer)|Leonard Kent]], cricketer (born 1924) * 18 December – [[John Beedell]], canoeist (born 1933) * 23 December – [[Nigel Priestley]], earthquake engineer (born 1943) * 25 December ** [[Dave Comer]], photographer, film location scout (born 1956) ** [[Tom O'Donnell (doctor)|Tom O'Donnell]], medical doctor, researcher and academic (born 1926) * 26 December – [[Judith Hay|Judith, Lady Hay]], community leader, mayoress of Christchurch (1974–89) (born 1927) * 29 December – Sir [[Ivor Richardson]], jurist (born 1930) {{Div col end}} ==See also== *[[List of years in New Zealand]] *[[Timeline of New Zealand history]] *[[History of New Zealand]] *[[Military history of New Zealand]] *[[Timeline of the New Zealand environment]] *[[Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Commons category|2014 in New Zealand}} {{Years in New Zealand}} {{Year in Oceania|2014}} [[Category:2014 in New Zealand| ]] [[Category:2014 by country|New Zealand]] [[Category:2010s in New Zealand]] [[Category:2014 in Oceania|New Zealand]] [[Category:Years of the 21st century in New Zealand]]'